Gutsy Pinoy cagers take shot at world longest game

By Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines was in the right pace and right track to break the world record at least in Day One of the Philippine Basketball Marathon which fired off at the Meralco Gym yesterday morning.

Through seven hours and 30 minutes, Team Bounce Back of coach Louie Gonzales was the dominant team, leading the Johnedel Cardel-mentored Team Walang Iwanan, 903-870.

And most important of all, not a single player has shown signs of exhaustion in the event expected to last at least five days to erase the world record of 112 hours and 13 seconds the Missouri Athletic Club set in St. Louis, Missouri on March 21 to 25, 2012.